Súriy-i-Damm
The Súriy-i-Damm, provisionally translated as the Tablet of Blood, is an Arabic Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh revealed in Adrianople. A fragment has been translated by Shoghi Effendi and a provisional translation exists.
Background[edit]
The Tablet was revealed for Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam with Stephen Lambden estimating that it was revealed in 1864 or 1865,[1] and Juan Cole estimating it was revealed in early 1866. The Tablet was revealed after Nabíl contacted Bahá’u’lláh upon hearing of His arrival in Adrianople.[2]
The Tablet directed Nabíl to travel across Iran to teach the Bahá’í Faith within the Bábí community and specifically instructed him to avoid anyone who was hostile towards the Faith such as the followers of Mírzá Yaḥyá,[3] and also to carry himself with dignity and serenity, resignation in the face of oppression, and to undertake his teaching work with the characteristics of Bahá’u’lláh.[4] The Tablet also contains commentary on the station of Bahá’u’lláh and the persecution which He had suffered.[5]
Official Translation[edit]
Provisional Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/node/592/
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/resources/tablets-notes/surih-damm/notes.html
- ↑ Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah: Volume 2, George Ronald: Oxford, 1977, p 236
- ↑ Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah: Volume 2, George Ronald: Oxford, 1977, p 238
- ↑ Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah: Volume 2, George Ronald: Oxford, 1977, p 239
